[the-ninja-kid]

Thanks to my beautifull fiance, I am now in need of a driver side form fender, and a sv420 drivers door with mirror and all that for a hardtop sv420

(she decided the car needed a nap and to lay it on its side so it could sleep )

alternativley if a softtop 1.6ltrs vitara door will fit and do the job, I will consider buying a complete 1.6 vitara to steal parts from.

if you have parts that can help me please let me know. . the car is probably a write of due to a and d pillars beeing a tad squashed but im sure i cna bog them up as i dont really want a new car. .

[atari4x4]

pics of damage?

[the-ninja-kid]

havent got photos of the incident on me, will try and post tommorow (on mrs cammera) will try and get some tonight of the damage

basicly the snorkle crushed in the 'A' pillar but a new snorkle will cover it (more space for my cables that run to the roof cage ) the roof cage broke off (rola racks track mount thing ripped rivets out of roof (cage was empty)

above the rear window but is squashed inwards so the window doesnt make a good seal anymore, and this damage is down the 'D' pillar (the far back one) about half way down the window.

drivers door has huge ding in center, and mirror was crushed into the door so after near hour to get the window up (lucky it didnt get broken while in the dinged door!) it doenst really go up or down as the door is kinda squashed over it. .

front fender is bent in were snorkle was, and at the front near the front bar.

and passengers side strutt is bent (she hit and embankment and drove up it resulting in the car going over im assuming when she hit the embankment she nent the strut)

lucky the car was empty beside firtaid kit fridge (bolted to floor) and cammeras.

[Fatzook]

Sounds like there could be some serious chassis/ strut damage.

Why not claim it on insurance?

[the-ninja-kid]

Fatzook wrote:

Sounds like there could be some serious chassis/ strut damage.

Why not claim it on insurance?

done at land cruiser park, and told its not coverd as on private property

I do belive the chassis twisted/bent from were the front bar impacted the ground, as the bar looks 100% stright still but sits about a cm almost to the passenger side of the car

[Fatzook]

the-ninja-kid wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

Sounds like there could be some serious chassis/ strut damage.

Why not claim it on insurance?

done at land cruiser park, and told its not coverd as on private property

I do belive the chassis twisted/bent from were the front bar impacted the ground, as the bar looks 100% stright still but sits about a cm almost to the passenger side of the car

Have you spoken to the insurance company?

Most people who roll at LCMP take their junk out to the dirt road in front and re-roll it on the public road.

At the very least you should get the chassis checked on an alignment jig first (RACQ have them). If the chassis is stuffed, and you know the body is stuffed you may be better off looking for a SV rolling shell and chassis from the wreckers.

[the-ninja-kid]

Fatzook wrote:

the-ninja-kid wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

Sounds like there could be some serious chassis/ strut damage.

Why not claim it on insurance?

done at land cruiser park, and told its not coverd as on private property

I do belive the chassis twisted/bent from were the front bar impacted the ground, as the bar looks 100% stright still but sits about a cm almost to the passenger side of the car

Have you spoken to the insurance company?

Most people who roll at LCMP take their junk out to the dirt road in front and re-roll it on the public road.

At the very least you should get the chassis checked on an alignment jig first (RACQ have them). If the chassis is stuffed, and you know the body is stuffed you may be better off looking for a SV rolling shell and chassis from the wreckers.

Nah i'm not into Insurance fruad. and after all its only a suzuki, im not going to spend shit loads of money to fix it, if i cant do it on the cheap cheap ill part it out and buy something bigger.

[atari4x4]

how much for the front & rear bars

[the-ninja-kid]

atari4x4 wrote:

how much for the front & rear bars

haha, not parting it out just yet, i'm still looking for what its going to cost to fix first.

front bar cost me $1200
rear bar cost me $1000
Rock sliders cost me $800

I don't think there worth that new so not sure what id ask for them second hand.

know of any good cheap SV620's for sale? might upgrade to a LWB

[the-ninja-kid]

Damage photos.

The PVC elbow was to help improve fuel economy as driving 110kph with the snorkle outles facing backwards was resulting in near 30ltr to the 100km the elbow got me back to were i could get near 550kms form the 65ltr tank (car fully loaded aswell with tent fuel and chairs on the roof and the rear loaded to the roof inside.

[the-ninja-kid]

oh yeah, and before you ask, the roof cage is ratchet strapped on. . . it was ratchet strapped tot he roof the entire trip to Mt-Isa and back as the mrs rolled the car at LCMP so we still had a good 1700kms to go and i wasnt turning back. so the cage was strapped to the roof, then the gear strapped into the cage. . . far from ideal but it got me home with all my shiz intact. . .

[atari4x4]

looks fine, i'd just put a new mirror on it & push out the dent in the guard & door.

[ninjamoses]

atari4x4 wrote:

looks fine, i'd just put a new mirror on it & push out the dent in the guard & door.

x2, thats not as bad as I was expecting. New mirror, new snorkel, and either try and pull the dents out or replace the drivers door if you really think its needed.

Most of it looks superficial. Does the door still shut/seals fine?

[the-ninja-kid]

ninjamoses wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

looks fine, i'd just put a new mirror on it & push out the dent in the guard & door.

x2, thats not as bad as I was expecting. New mirror, new snorkel, and either try and pull the dents out or replace the drivers door if you really think its needed.

Most of it looks superficial. Does the door still shut/seals fine?

the door doesnt close properly and the front fender is twisted all over id need a new fender before i could replace the snorkle.

the rear window also does not seal (even when there is not strap through it)

my main concern is that it may only look minor on the outside but i dont know what its done underneath that front fender, or to were the door closes?

[tombutt]

from my poking around my car dont think you will have damaged the front too much there is a fair gap behind the front fender in most places id be more worried about the strut and what it has done to your chassis and the back window area

[alexvitara]

sell it to me cheap